This GitHub repository showcases a chatbot named Sydney, powered by the waylaidwanderer/node-chatgpt-api's BingAIClient. Sydney is a versatile AI assistant that remains continuously connected to the internet, enabling it to provide users with reliable and up-to-date information. Leveraging the capabilities of the BingAI jailbreak, Sydney delivers accurate responses by harnessing the vast resources available online. The best part is that the API used in this project is completely free, allowing you to enjoy the benefits of an internet-connected chatbot without any associated charges.
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- Engage in conversations with Sydney, powered by the BingAI jailbreak
- Group chat compatibility
- Voice message capability (Sydney listens to messages)
- Create reminders
- PDF and OCR reading
- Image generation
You can test the Sydney chatbot by sending a message to the following WhatsApp account: Sydney AI. Feel free to ask questions or engage in a conversation with Sydney to experience its capabilities.
NOTE: !tone and audio transcription are disabled for the public bot. For privacy reasons, we also strongly recommend self-hosting it.
To chat with Sydney, you will need:
- Node.js >= 18.15.0
- A spare WhatsApp number (chatting with yourself is not ideal, but also works)
- FFMPEG must be installed in order to use audio transcription (OPTIONAL).
You can configure the project automatically by running either the setup.bat file (for Windows) or the setup.sh file (for Ubuntu/Debian).
Alternatively, you have the option to perform a manual installation by following the steps below:
- Clone this repository
git clone https://github.com/veigamann/sydney-whatsapp-chatbot.git
- Install the dependencies
yarn install
- Rename .env.example to
.env
cp .env.example .env
- Edit
.env'sBING_COOKIESenvironment variable to thecookiesstring from bing.com GET request header
To obtain the cookies string, perform the following steps:
- Open the developer tools in your browser (by pressing
F12or right-clicking anywhere and selectingInspect element). - Select the
Networktab within the devtools. - Ensure you're logged in to Bing using your Microsoft account.
- With the devtools panel open, press
F5to reload the page. - Locate the first listed network request (a GET request to the bing.com endpoint/url).
- Right-click on the
cookievalue in the request headers and select the "Copy value" option. - Paste the the copied value into the
BING_COOKIESenvironment variable in the.envfile.
Note: If you did this and it worked, skip to step 5. If not, try step 4.1
Note: You don't need to specify both BING_COOKIES and BING_TOKEN. In fact, if you specify both, BING_COOKIES will be the preferred method. If that's not working, comment the BING_COOKIES line and leave only BING_TOKEN.
4.1 Edit .env's BING_TOKEN environment variable to the _U cookie value from bing.com
To get the _U cookie, follow these steps:
- Log in to Bing using your Microsoft account.
- Open the developer tools in your browser (by pressing
F12or right-clicking anywhere and selectingInspect element). - Select the
Storagetab and click on theCookiesoption to view all cookies associated with the website. - Look for the
_Ucookie and click on it to expand its details. - Copy the value of the
_Ucookie (it should look like a long string of letters and numbers).
Note: While specifying cookies is no longer mandatory in the latest waylaidwanderer/node-chatgpt-api update, we do recommende providing them. Occasional stability issues have been observed when those were not configured, and having them ensures a more reliable experience.
- Start the bot
yarn dev
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Connect your WhatsApp account to the bot by scanning the generated QR Code in the CLI.
Note: You likely won't need to ever scan the QR Code again, as WhatsApp session data is persisted in the
./puppeteerfolder (created in the root directory right after you scan the QR Code). -
Send a message to your WhatsApp account to start a conversation with Sydney!
Sydney is designed to respond to natural language queries from users. You can ask Sydney questions, or just have a casual conversation.
To utilize voice messages, make sure you have FFMPEG installed on your machine and an OpenAI API key. Please note that using the voice transcription API (Whisper AI) provided by OpenAI comes with a cost of US$0.06 per 10 minutes.
Once you have installed FFMPEG and obtained your OpenAI API key, you will need to place the key in the .env file under the OPENAI_API_KEY variable. Additionally, set TRANSCRIPTION_ENABLED to "TRUE". After restarting the bot, you can proceed to utilize it.
To utilize it in a group chat, you will need to either mention it by using her username with the "@" symbol (e.g., @Sydney) or reply directly to her last message.
!help: Shows you a little help message withe the available commands.!ping: Tells you if the bot is still running.!tone args?: Lets you check the current tone that Sydney is replying.argscan be eithercreative,balancedorprecise. I personally suggestcreative. If you don't passargs, the bot will reply with the current configured tone and the available options.!pending: Gives you a list of the prompts that you made and Sydney hasn't replied yet. Since we can't edit sent messages in WhatsApp, and by consequence we can't stream Sydney's responses token by token, this is useful to know if Sydney is still thinking on your past messages.!reset: Deletes the current conversation history. Sydney will lose all of it's context and won't remember past messages.
Note: The !tone command uses a shared JavaScript object to store Sydney's tone, making it global for all users. This means that if UserA modifies the tone using !tone balanced, it will also affect UserB's conversation. Currently, there is no implementation to store the tone within individual conversation histories.
If you'd like to contribute to Sydney, please fork this repository and submit a pull request. We welcome contributions of all types, from bugfixes to new features.
Both creators of this project, Veigamann and Luisotee, are currently seeking new job opportunities.
- Veigamann is seeking a junior position.
- Luisotee is actively looking for an internship or junior developer position.
If you have any job opportunities, please feel free to contact us through the emails provided in our GitHub profiles.